Dual Monitors Set Up in Mac Mini

I already have a Dell 2408WFP LCD Monitor and recently picked up a Samsung 2443BW LCD monitor. So I have two 24″ monitors to hook up with my Mac Mini. There are lots of talk and chatter in the internet about the Mac Mini and its ability now to power dual monitors.. so I just have to try to see if I can get it working too (that’s the geek in me…). There is a very good YouTube video on this that you can watch.

The Mac Mini comes with 2 display output: Mini-DVI port and Mini DisplayPort output. Out of the box, the Mac Mini already comes with a Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter. Hence I purchased a Mini Display Port to DVI from Monoprice which is WAY WAY WAY cheaper than Apple Store. I love Monoprice. Do you ?

So here’s a picture of the connections at the back of Mac Mini. One adaptor out of Mini DVI and one out of Mini Display port. Both adaptors are then linked to the monitors via normal DVI cables.

In Snow Leopard Mac OS, I went to System Preferences and then display screen set up and found that immediately I can now choose mirror display or extended display.